61 h. ago Opinion: A quiz on whether Alberta's COVID shot policy is free, fair and easy

In response to Alberta Minister of Primary and Preventative Health Services Adriana LaGrange’s Sept. 6 op-ed article: “Alberta refining its approach to COVID shots as feds pull funds.” Here is a quick quiz to see how well you as an Edmonton Journal reader know the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) recommendations for who should […]

Events

4 d. ago Top Hollywood stars, directors sign pledge to boycott Israeli film institutions

NEW YORK — Some prominent Hollywood names are among the filmmakers and industry figures who’ve signed a pledge to boycott Israeli film institutions — including festivals, broadcasters and production companies — that are “implicated in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people,” organizers said Tuesday. The group Film Workers for Palestine posted an open letter […]

Culture

5 d. ago Alberta health minister defends COVID vaccine changes amidst harsh criticism

'We cannot afford to throw away and waste vaccine and the cost of that vaccine, which is what we've seen over the last number of years,' Adriana LaGrange told Global News.

Science

8 d. ago Adriana LaGrange: Why Alberta is taking a smarter approach to COVID

For the first time in four years, the federal government has made the decision to no longer fund the COVID-19 vaccination in Canada. Last year, this program cost taxpayers about $74 million. If the provincial government were to replicate that program this fall, it would mean pulling that funding from other areas of our health-care […]

Culture

9 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Bloody weekend in Edmonton heightens calls for bail reform

On Tuesday, Edmonton mayoral candidate Rahim Jaffer issued an open letter calling on big-city mayors across the country to band together and demand the Carney government bring in meaningful bail reforms, not the piddly, window-dressing reforms introduced by the Trudeau Liberals last year. “We’ve seen police in particular find it very hard to do their […]

Society

1 week ago Calgary lawyers disbarred after spying on Manitoba judge in COVID restrictions case

The Law Society of Alberta issued disbarment notices and costs payments Tuesday for lawyers John Carpay and Jay Cameron

Science

2 w. ago Jamie Sarkonak: Defunding COVID vaccines a perfectly reasonable step for Alberta

With so little uptake and so much wastage, Danielle Smith rightly concluded the money would be better spent hiring more doctors

Culture

2 w. ago Alberta health minister defends COVID shot fees, expects other provinces to follow suit

LaGrange said that more than 400,000 doses, valued at around $44 million, went unused or expired across the province last year

Science

2 w. ago Tuesday's letters: Alberta's COVID plan gambles with our health

The Alberta government shared its plan for COVID-19 vaccines this fall. Some people will get the shot for free. The rest will have to pay $100 just to get the vaccine. Alberta is the only province where people will have to pay for the COVID-19 shot. The first group includes health-care workers, people living in […]

Science

2 w. ago Braid: UCP's $100 fee for COVID vaccination is wrong and dangerous

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith justifies her move as a money-saver. Charging a fee is certainly one way to cut losses — by reducing vaccination

Science

3 w. ago 'We can't keep doing it this way': Smith defends province's decision to charge $100 for COVID shots

Less than 14 per cent of Albertans received the COVID shot during last year's flu season, Smith noted, adding the lack of demand led to large amounts of the vaccines being thrown out or wasted.

Economics

4 w. ago Opinion: Alberta's COVID vaccine limits go against ethical health

“Making COVID-19 vaccines accessible to those Albertans at highest risk of severe outcomes will reduce hospitalizations and deaths in those populations and help curb the spread of COVID-19,” Alberta’s Ministry of Primary and Preventative Health Services, Aug 12. 2025. Dissect these words carefully — because if your scalpel is too blunt — you will miss […]

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